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Shar Mercure was rubbing his temples in his workroom.
(My wife is acting strange.)
It was a few days ago when I noticed something strange.
Ram, who usually avoided eye contact with me, answered me for the first time.
Since it was a hassle, I replied, 「It’s the Countess’s job to manage the house」, but I don’t know how she interpreted that. Ram really took the initiative to manage the mansion.
First, she dealt with the mass dismissal of her maids and the servants.
This resulted in all of Ram’s maids being sent home without question and 80% of the servants were replaced.
According to the remaining servants, Ram had threatened them, 「If you do anything strange, I’ll kick you out too.」 This was unthinkable behavior from my usual timid wife.
(What the hell is going on?)
I had let my guard down, thinking that she was a biddable wife, but I wondered if she’d been hiding her claws all along.
However, her feebleness didn’t seem like an act.
However, she did not interfere with my life at the mansion, and it was hard to complain since I’ve given my word in front of so many people.
Meanwhile, Ram began to manage the mansion more and more.
(Who taught her how to manage a mansion? What’s going on here?)
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As the head of the Count of Mercure, the leader of all wizards in the country, Shar has been the recipient of countless marriage proposals since he was young.
However, the Mercure family has special circumstances, so in order to become a member of the family, one must have magical power. That being the case, the number of eligible candidates were drastically reduced.
So, he married a certain noblewoman, his late wife, but she was also a terrible woman.
She took advantage of his busy schedule to splurge to her heart’s content. She even had an affair with a valet and a servant.
In the end, she was stabbed to death by one of her servants, probably due to a love affair.
It was a revolting scandal, so the official reason for her death was ostensibly changed to 「death from illness」, but he thought he had had enough of wives.
But the people around Shar wouldn’t leave him alone, and they kept prodding him to marry again.
So he decided that this time he would like to marry a very docile lady.
It was then that Ram’s parents approached him.
Ram, who stayed in the mansion and never appeared in social gatherings, is a rare lady with magical powers. Although, she is not famous.
They offered to marry her off to the Count in exchange for financial support.
They said they would not interfere in any way with the Count’s family as long as he gave them money.
It was convenient for Shar as well, since their only goal was to gain money and indulge in luxury.
However, if things progressed where everything stands now, it can lead to dire consequences, just like what happened with his late wife.
The servants have been crying out to him frequently these days.
(Should I nail her, or should I just wait and see?)
As he was wondering, his aide Hue, who had just entered the room, called out to him.
He was one of Shaar’s most trusted subordinates.
「What is it, Master Shar? Could it be about the servant who barged into the room earlier?」
「…It’s about my wife.」
「You mean about Madam replacing all the servants? My jurisdiction is outside the mansion, so I don’t know much about it, but as long as she doesn’t interfere with anything, why not?」
「You’re quite right.」
「If you’re curious, let’s go check on her. It’s been a few months since you got married, and you haven’t seen her in person once, leaving her to her maids and servants, haven’t you?」
「I’m sure they’ve taken care of her. Even my late wife seemed to have enjoyed herself without her husband.」
「I don’t think they’re the same type at all. Well, you’ll have to check. If you’re too busy to go, I’ll go do some secret probing.」
「Please.」
Hue can be trusted. If something happens, he’ll take care of it.
With that in mind, Shar decided to throw everything related to his wife to his subordinate.